How long do we have with our Sailor after graduation? I'm coming from Texas and need to know how long to book my hotel stay.
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How long do we have with our Sailor after graduation? I'm coming from Texas and need to know how long to book my hotel stay.
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His "job"....we can usually figure where his A School will be if you can find this out...
Rating
A Navy rating is defined as an occupation that consists of specific skills and abilities. Each rating has its own specialty badge which is worn on the left sleeve by all qualified men and women in that field. In the Navy and Coast Guard, pay grades E-4 through E-9 fall within a rating and reflect a distinct level of achievement within the promotion pyramid.
General ratings. Broad occupational fields such as Electronics Technician, Machinist Mate or Electrician are general ratings. During World War I the Navy survived with but thirteen ratings. Through the years the Navy has used over 100 ratings with 60+ remaining in use today. In some cases ratings combine at the Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8) or Master Chief Petty Officer (E-9) level. In example, CU Constructionman combines the Builder (BU), Engineering Aide (EA and) Steelworker (SW) Seabee ratings at the Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer levels.
Service ratings. Service ratings are sub categories of general ratings that require further specialized training and qualifications. They are established and deleted with service requirements and changes in personnel management philosophy. In example, Gunner's Mate, a general rating, has been at times divided into the service ratings of Gunner's Mate Guns (GMG) and Gunner's Mate Missiles (GMM). Service ratings are most used in the E-4 and E-5 pay grade with the ratings merging at the senior Petty Officer level.
Rating? I'm new to this, so I'm not sure?
what's his rating?
Paul - Thanks for the quick response! When will I know if he will be training in the Great Lakes or will be flying out?
Depends on his A-school: if in Great Lakes, he'll have to check in after PIR and then you can pick him up for several hours...must be back on base that evening- then you have the weekend with him though he'll be back at base each night. If flying out, you'll have him until evening after PIR than he'll need to report back to RTC to get ready to fly out Saturday.